Divining Melbourne

A triptych of lost water sitesPerformed with Environmental Performance Authority for 'M47', supported by City of Melbourne, Nov-Dec 2016Concept/direction/performance by Gretel Taylor, with Peter Fraser, Yoka Jones, Helen Smith & Bronwen Kamasz, with special guest Boonwurrung elder Carolyn BriggsSound by Merin Trebilcock

2. Blasted Away Site: Queens Bridge (once a waterfall across the Birrarung, which served as low-tide crossing for the Kulin nation and boundary between salt and fresh water)This performance installation referenced a feature of the pre-contact ecology, which was forcibly removed in the 1890s.

3. Meander Site: Royal Botanic Gardens (a meander of the Birrarung prior to the dramatic realignment of the river’s course)A guided walk upstream along the Yarra’s original meander, interspersed by performance to activate your mnemonic imaginary.